Pool-ball carrier



June s, 1923.A l

Filed March 2v, 1922 M .1.. m/ M, J .w www HHM LA M n Patented June 5,1923.

nUEUs M. sHEaEoD, oE-DYEnsBUaG, TENNESSEE, AssreNon or Eoa'rY-NINE ONE-HUNDaEnrHs tro BYNUM H.' suLLENGEa, or EYEEsEUne, TENNEssEE.

Poor-BALL CARRIER; i

Application filed'March27,1922. Serial7No.'5/5.7,0a0.

To all whom "it mayfco'ncer'lt: y

:Be it known that I, `Horns M. SHERROD, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Dyersburg, in the county ofDyer andState of Tennessee, have invented certain new and y useful-`Improvements. in Pool-Ball Carriers,

of which thev following is .a specification, reference being Ahad vtothe `accompanying drawings.

This invention relates toV improvements in pool ball carriers, andmoreparticularly Ato.

a device for use in transporting pool balls from the rack in which theyare vstored during a game to thepool table. K

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of-thischaracter which will receive the balls directlyfrom the'rack and whichmay beemployed in-conjunction vwith the racks ynow *in ruseV with veryslight changes or -modiiications of kthe structures thereof.`

A further obj ectv of the invention is topi-o vide a device of thischaracter which-may be manipulated with one hand so lthat the other`hand 'of the user maybe employed for-moving the balls `from the rackinto-the receptacle.

A still further object ofthe invention isf to provide a ldevicewof thischaracter whereby the balls are maintained in'a substantially horizontalpathy during their passage from the rack into the container in orderthat-they may not be broken by falling thereof.

These and otherobjects I attain by the construction and arrangementshown in the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose ofillustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention andwherein like reference characters designate like parts throughout:

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a sectional view showing an apparatus constructed inaccordance with my invention in position to receive the balls from apool rack;

. Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device;A

and

Figure 3 is an end elevation thereof.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10indicates cylinders, two in number, and arranged in substantiallyparallel relation, the cylinders being spaced and braced by interposedsecuring and bracing elements 11. One end of each of the cylinders 10 isclosed, as indi- .end offthe cylinders may be'p'ositioned as cated at12, and the opposite end thereof is i vprovided at that portion remotefrom thev other cylinder 1G Vwith hood '13.` The numeral 14 a projectingflange or designates' a handle mem;

ber'having its legs secured tothe cylinders 10 at a point adjacent theopenI end of the cylinders, and the'numeral 15 designates an 'arm loophaving its lends secured toy thevcylend. rIn the use of the devicetheloopf15 is adapted for the insertion -of the arm, the hand. grasping thehandle 141 so that the open desired. Y v

'Asis well known tothose'familiar with the art, pool :ball racks-arebroadly divided into "two classes, eachof which isprovided with shelves16 and an-end wall 17maintaining the shelves'in proper spaced relation.in one of'itheseclasses the end walls are provided with openings 18through which the balls vcarried `lby Ithe shelf may be removed. Inaccordance with my invention racks which-are vnot provided` with; suchopenings would have theopenings formed, therein sov that theend-'flanges 13 of the cylindersmay be. engaged in the openings and theballs movedfrom :the rack` by the hand intovthe cylinders 10; As,hereinbefore stated, the

armis inserted through'thev loop L15 Aand the hand engaged with thehandle 14t`and while the ldevice' is'thus held, the ends ,off thecylinders are moved into position at the openings so that the cylinders10 valign with an adjacent pair of such openings. The'balls from theshelves 16 are then moved with the other hand into the cylinders bymeans of which they maybe transported to the table. This structure isparticularly well adapted for use in this connection by reason ofthefact that in placing the balls in the racks Athey are usually placed.upon adjacent shelves and accordingly single positioning of the devicewill ordinarily suiiice vfor removing all the w balls from the rack R.The cylinders on the side thereof remote from the handle 14 andl armloop 15 may be connected by a bracing strap 19 disposed adjacent theopen endof the cylindersV and which will serve as means for hanging upthe implement when not in use. .n

From` the foregoing it is believed to be obvious that a device'constructed in accordance `with my invention is particularly welladapted for the use for which it is intended by reason of the fact thatit prevents droppage and breakage of the pool balls and that it rendersthe operation of removing the balls from the rack to the table a verysimple matter. It Will likewise be obvious that lthe construction ashereinbefore set forth is ferring pool balls from Wall racks havingsupporting shelves and an end Wall with' which the shelves are engagedand Which is provided with openings aligned With said shelves andthrough Which balls carried by the shelves may be removed, comprising aplurality of substantially parallel cylinders each having one end closedand the opposite end open, said cylinders combining to form a portableunit and being adapted for engagement against the end Wall of the rackwith the open ends thereof in alignment with adjacent openings of theend Wall-of the rack and in substantial alignment with the shelves uponwhich the balls are arranged to thereby permit removal of the ballscarried by the shelves through the openings of the end Wall into saidcylinders for transportation in said cylinders.

2. A pool ball carrier for use in translf ferring pool balls from Wallracks having supporting shelves and an end Wall With which the shelvesare engagedv and which is provided with openings aligned with saidshelves and through which balls carried by the shelves may be removed,comprising a plurality of .substantially parallel cylinders each havingone end closed and the opposite end open, said cylinders combining toform a portable unit and being adapted for engagement against the endWall of the rack with the open ends thereof'in alignment vvith adjacentopenings of the end Wall of the rack and in substantial alignment Withthe shelves upon which the balls are arranged to thereby permit removalof the balls carried by the shelves through the openings of the end wallinto said cylinders for transportation in said cylinders, said unitbeing provided adjacent the open ends of the'cylinders thereof With ahand grip, and means carried by the unit for engaging the forearm of theuser to support the closed ends of the cylinders.

3. A pool ball carrier for use in transferringpool balls from Wall rackshaving supporting shelves and an end Wall With whichy the shelves areengaged and Which is provided with openings aligned with said shelvesand through which balls carried by the shelves may be removed,comprising a plurality of substantially parallel cylinders each havingone end closed and the opposite end open, said cylinders combining toform a portable unit and being adapted for engagement against the endWall of the rack with the open ends thereof in alignment With adjacentopenings of the end Wall of the rack and in substantial alignment Withthe shelves upon which the balls arev arranged to thereby permit removalof the balls carried by the shelves through the openings of the end Wallinto said cylinders for transportation in said cylinders, a hand gripsecured to the unit adjacent the open ends of the cylindersv thereof,and a member secured to the unit adjacent the closed ends thereofincluding portions adapted to engage the upper and inner surface of theforearm of the user to thereby support such closed ends.

In testimony vvher'eof I hereunto aiiiX my signature.

nUrUs M. sHERRoD.

